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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development issues Guidelines of ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0' - an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme
Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued Operational Guidelines regarding implementation of ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0'. The scheme has been approved by the Government of India for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26.
Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme. It seeks to address the challenges of malnutrition in children, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers through a strategic shift in nutrition content and delivery and by creation of a convergent eco-system to develop and promote practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity.
With a view to address various gaps and shortcomings in the on-going nutrition programme and to improve implementation as well as to accelerate improvement in nutrition and child development outcomes, the existing scheme components have been re-organized under Poshan 2.0 into the primary verticals given below:
- Nutrition Support for POSHAN through Supplementary Nutrition Programme  for children of the age group of 06 months to 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers ; and for Adolescent Girls in the age group of 14 to 18 years in Aspirational Districts and North Eastern Region ;
- Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] and early stimulation for ;
- Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadi; and
- Poshan Abhiyaan
The objectives of Poshan 2.0 are as follows:
- To contribute to human capital development of the country;
- Address challenges of malnutrition;
- Promote nutrition awareness and good eating habits for sustainable health and wellbeing; and
- Address nutrition related deficiencies through key strategies.
Poshan 2.0 shall focus on Maternal Nutrition, Infant and Young Child Feeding Norms, Treatment Protocols for SAM/MAM and Wellness through AYUSH practices to reduce wasting and under-weight prevalence besides stunting and anemia, supported by the ‘Poshan Tracker’, a new, robust ICT centralised data system which is being linked with the RCH Portal  of MoHFW.
Detailed guidelines of ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0’ are available at:
https://wcd.nic.in/acts/guidelines-mission-saksham-anganwadi-and-poshan-20
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Government believes in competitive, collaborative and cooperative federalism: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at India Today Conclave
Mumbai, November 5, 2022
The government believes in competitive, collaborative and cooperative federalism and the country as a whole can develop only if states engage in healthy competition with each other, said Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, while speaking at India Today Conclave today, November 5, 2022.
The Minister said that the democratic, political and institutional stability brought by the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resulted in India attracting many investment projects from across the world.
Speaking about investment, the Minister said that industries take a long time for decisions about plant location and that various factors such as concessions and stability in the state play a part in their decisions. He added that lack of political stability, lack of ease of doing business and high level of corruption result in investment opportunities getting lost.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Artificial Intelligence  is creating new opportunities which could not be achieved by traditional technology: Experts
Experts highlighted that Artificial Intelligence  is creating new opportunities which could not be achieved by traditional technology and could be used for health care as well as many other present and future challenges in various sectors, at a discourse series recently.
“AI would not replace people but create new opportunities in various fields. It works on data, and if we could train our machines, it could do wonders for us in milliseconds by automating processes. It can be used for diagnostic purposes for various diseases, including COVID-19, and could prove very effective in remote areas where adequate health facilities are not available. Key to success in using AI for various problems is to reach out to maximum people,” said Secretary, Department of Science & Technology  Prof Ashutosh Sharma at the online DST Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Discourse Series New India @ 75, organised by National Council for Science & Technology Communication and Vigyan Prasar.
He spoke about how DST progressed over the last years, seeding foundational technologies, and have launched several schemes to tackle the challenges that are coming at faster speed with science, technology, and innovation-based solutions. “The emergence of disruptive and impactful technologies poses new challenges and simultaneously greater opportunities. DST is a nursery to help, nurture and grow young talents for the progress and development of the country,” he added.
Anna Roy, Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog, pointed out that AI can be used effectively for various challenges of the country.
“India has a number of challenges, but at the same time, we also have the advantage of being a data-rich country that has a lot of IT professionals, educationalists, and a demographic dividend. All this could prove a boon for us if we could use these for the progress and development of the country”, Anna Roy said.
She highlighted the role NITI Aayog is playing in identifying various problems of the country and suggesting the future roadmap for India. “NITI Aayog as the leading think tank for the government and country is creating policies for widening science and technology ecosystem and to take industry and academia along for progress and development of the country in every sector,” she emphasised.
Ministry of Culture
When India said “Thank You Suhas”
Suhas L Yathiraj has done what has never happened since India made its debut in the 1968 Summer Paralympics Games. And it was natural when the entire country said a big thank you to Suhas who created history by winning the silver medal in the men’s singles competition of badminton at the Tokyo Paralympics. What makes this achievement stand out is that this was the best ever performance by an administrative officer in the Paralympic Games. Suhas, who is the district magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar, became the first IAS officer of the country to win the medal.
Suhas L. Yethiraj faced France's Lucas Mazur in the men's singles SL-4 category finals at the Tokyo Paralympics. Suhas made an electrifying start by winning the first round, but lost the next two rounds and missed out on the gold medal. But he made India proud when he was presented a silver medal on the podium.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Suhas for his achievement and tweeted, "A wonderful amalgamation of service and sports! DM Gautam Budh Nagar Suhas Yethiraj has captured the imagination of our entire nation with his exceptional sports performance. Congratulations to him on winning a silver medal in badminton. Wishing him all the best for his future endeavours!"
Born in Shimoga, Karnataka, Divyang Suhas did not want to become an IAS officer initially. He had special interest in sports since his childhood and he got a lot of support and encouragement from his family, especially his father. While he won many medals for the country in several world-class competitions after becoming an IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre in 2007, he also earned laurels for his contributions as District Magistrate first in Prayagraj and now in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
Suhas presented his badminton racket with which he created history to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the felicitation ceremony. Suhas’s badminton racket is also part of the items at the e-auction of the gifts received by the Prime Minister. This e-auction, which began on September 17, will continue till October 7.
If you want to become part of the achievement of Suhas, you can bid for his badminton racket.The amount raised during the e-auction will be utilized for the Namami Gange Project. The base price of Suhas's racket has been reserved at Rs. 50 lakhs.
Make District Magistrate Suhas's badminton racket your own, log on to www.pmmementos.gov.in
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey takes charge as Union Minister of Heavy Industries.
Shri Kishan Pal Gurjar takes charge as Minister of State.
Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey, has today assumed the charge as Union Minister of Heavy Industries.
Speaking with the media on the occasion, the Minister stated that diligent implementation of the policies of Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be pursued in earnest in the industrial sector of the country, not only for the present but for future generations.
Dr. Pandey was earlier the Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the current government and has also served as the Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry  from 5 July 2016 to 2nd September 2017. Shri Pandey has a postgraduate degree in Journalism and a Ph.D in Hindi from Banaras Hindu University.
Today,Shri Kishan Pal Gurjar also took over the charge as the Union Minister of State in the ministry. The Minister was earlier serving as the Union Minister of State in the ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the current government and has done his Bachelors in Arts from Government College, Faridabad, Haryana and has also done LL.B from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Uttar Pradesh.
The Ministers were welcomed by Shri Arun Goel, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy industries and other senior officials of the Ministry.
Prime Minister's Office
The people of India are showcasing their talent and spirit of enterprise: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that the people of India are showcasing their talent and spirit of enterprise. PM was responding to the tweet by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal wherein Minister informed that India has achieved New Export Record at $770 Billion for 2022-23.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“The people of India are showcasing their talent and spirit of enterprise. The world is looking towards India with optimism and enthusiasm.”
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1916220
Ministry of Science & Technology
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai organizes lectures for the general public via YouTube on 27th & 28th May 2020
Nehru Science Centre is organizing two very important lockdown virtual lectures via YouTube LIVE on 27th and 28th May 2020 on YouTube Channel.
Shri Rajeev Nair, Former Director, Indian Meteorological Department, Mumbai will deliver a lecture on “The Fury of Cyclone Amphan: on Wednesday 27th May 2020 at 12.30 pm and the second lecture by Dr. Anita Sengupta, Research Associate Professor of Astronautics, University of South California, USA and Former NASA Rocket Scientist will be on “SpaceX Maiden Astronaut Flight” on 28th May at 9.30 am
Shivaprasad M. Khened, Director, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, appeal to the students and general public to kindly join live on YouTube channel . The lectures can be attended from your workplace/home as per above-given details.
For more info pl. contact:
1. Saket Singh Kaurav, Curator -M: 99206 90201 and
2. Shri S. M. Bani, Library Officer,M: 99875 9869
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
COVID Vaccination Administration Training Programme for health care workers belonging to target group of NBCFDC
The National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation  has signed an MOU with M/s. Apollo Medskills Pvt Ltd. for providing COVID Vaccination Administration training programme  to Nurses, Medical & Nursing students and Pharmacist belonging to the target group of National Backward Classes Finance and Development  on a co-funding basis. The programme has been sanctioned with the aim of Up-Skilling the competency level of the health care-workers as well contributing to the national programme of Vaccination under progress.
The Corporation has sanctioned training programme for 1000 trainees in the state of Bihar, Delhi, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, which are expected to be commenced in due course.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjarin a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Will, vision and positive attitude is needed to take the nation forward – General Dr. V. K. Singh 
MoS delivers Convocation Address at MIT School of Government in Pune
Pune,18 May 2022
Union Minister of state for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation General Dr. V. K. Singh  has advised the young students to keep their aim high with the will, vision and positive attitude to become leaders in various fields.
While delivering the Convocation Address at Maharashtra Institute of Technology  School of Government in Pune today, Dr Singh touched upon important aspects for aspirant leaders. He said, Politics is mix of good and bad things but one has to decide what role he has to play. Use of money in the politics makes you stuck into the viscous circle which is hard to break, he explained.
Citing the example of Armed forces he said they work in unity keeping in mind service is the religion. There is no division on the basis of religion or caste in the forces. That is the reason people in the county have confidence in them. Democracy will not survive if there are economic and social differences. He advised the young aspirants to work out the path which will bring the equality in the society. There is need to take the nation forward, and work on developmental issues, he added.
He said we have a glorious history however unfortunately, even after independence; the rulers continued the same policy of the British. But now under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership the outlook on politics has changed. There is focus on upliftment of the marginal section of the society and development.
Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati , Governor of Mizoram, Shri Gajanan Kirtikar , MP, Prof Dr. Vishwanth D. Karad , Founder and Chief Patron ,MAEER’s MIT, Dr. Rahul Karad Managing Trustee and Executive President and other dignitaries were present on the occasion . Total 56 students of Masters in Political leadership and Government course batch 14 & 15 received their degrees at the event.
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Ministry of Mines
Geological Survey of India Training Institute , Hyderabad gets Accredited as “Athi Uttam”
By Capacity Building Commission
The Geological Survey of India Training Institute  functioning under the Ministry of Mines, has been awarded with the accreditation by the National Accreditation Board of Education and Training  in recognition of the yeomen services it has rendered and high standards maintained in the field of earth science training. The assessment was made on the basis of the inspection of all standard operating procedures and methodologies followed by the institute in different levels. The team from Capacity Building Commission , NABET and Quality Control of India conducted the on-site assessment and awarded the Certificate of Accreditation with the grading of Athi Uttam.
Established in 1976, GSITI with its headquarters at Hyderabad, has six Regional Training Divisions  located at Hyderabad, Nagpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata and Shillong. Four Field Training Centers  are also established at Chitradurga , Raipur , Zawar  and Kuju . These Centers are established as per the vision of the Ministry of Mines to impart various trainings to geoscience professionals, teachers, researchers and students in various subjects of geology. Thus, GSITI is a national training facility, under the Ministry of Mines that provides training and capacity building to multiple stakeholders including Central and State Departments, PSUs , national academic institutions  and colleges. The institute regularly conducts courses on remote sensing under NNRMS Programme sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organization . It is an institute of international repute and offers training to participants of developing nations under ITEC programme sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs. Professionals from 75 nations have already trained by the institute.
GSITI provides domain specific and terrain specific training programmes through its Center at Hyderabad and RTDs and FTCs located across the country. Training courses are offered to hone the domain competencies in mapping techniques of different terrains including Himalaya, exploration methods to target mineralized zones , photo-geology and remote sensing, geographic information system, petrology, geochronology, geophysics, analytical methods in chemistry, environmental and urban geology and natural hazard mitigation. The institute provides courses for up-gradation of functional competencies of employees. It also takes care in including topics that harness behavioural competencies in the officials.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephone Conversation between PM and the President of the Republic of France
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France.
Prime Minister expressed his condolences to H.E. President Macron for the loss of lives in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The leaders discussed the domestic and international aspects of the crisis, and underlined the importance of global collaboration and solidarity in the present situation. They agreed that the expert teams of both countries would actively share information on measures to prevent the spread of the virus, and research on treatment and vaccines.
The French President strongly agreed with Prime Minister’s view that the COVID-19 crisis is a turning point in modern history, and offers the world an opportunity to forge a new human-centric concept of globalisation.
The leaders underlined the importance of not losing sight of other global concerns like Climate Change, which impact humanity as a whole. They also stressed the need to devote special attention to the needs of less developed countries, including those in Africa, during the present crisis.
H.E. President Macron warmly welcomed Prime Minister’s suggestion that the practice of yoga offers a convenient means of ensuring mental and physical well-being, for people confined to their homes by the pandemic. He confirmed that Yoga has been winning new practitioners in France during the present health crisis.
Both leaders agreed that the India-France partnership could contribute to advancing a spirit of human-centric solidarity in the present difficult times.
Special Service and Features
DRI seizes of 20.5 kgs of Smuggled Gold worth Rs 12.5 crores
Chennai DRI , in three different operations seized of around 20.5 kgs of Gold, totally valued around Rs12.5Crore.
Acting on the basis of specific intelligence that foreign origin gold is being smuggled from Srilanka through Thangachimadam, northern coast of Ramnad, in a fishing boat and the smuggled gold will be transported for further delivery, the officers of DRI had kept strict vigil and intercepted four persons near the northern coast of Thangachimadam. On examination of them, foreign origin smuggled gold weighing around 9.063 KGs valued at around ₹ 5.37 crores was recovered from their possession. The same has been seized along with two boats used for smuggling the gold from Srilanka on 31.07.2023. 4 persons have been apprehended for further investigation.
On the same day i.e. 31.07.2023, acting upon specific intelligence, another team of DRI officers rummaged an aircraft arrived from Sharjah at Coimbatore International Airport and intercepted few passengers who travelled in the said flight. Rummaging of flight and examination of passengers resulted in recovery 5.17 Kgs of Foreign Origin Gold valued Rs3.17 Crs. Two passengers were arrested in this regard and remanded to Judicial custody.
In the third operation, team of DRI officers intercepted 06 persons outside the Chennai International Airport carrying 6.275KGs of Gold paste worth nearly Rs. 3.8 crores smuggled through the airport. In this regard, 6 persons have been apprehended so far and investigation is in progress.
In its sustained effort to combat gold smuggling, DRI Chennai has so far seized around 163KGs of gold worth Rs97Crores in 29 cases and 43 persons were arrested since January 2023 onwards in different parts of Tamilnadu.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
119.38crvaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
Recovery Rate currently at 98.33%; Highest since March 2020
10,264recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,39,67,962
9,119new cases in the last 24 hours
India's Active caseload stands at 1,09,940; lowest in 539 days
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at0.32%; Lowest since March 2020
Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 52 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 2% for last 62days
63.59cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Defence
Joint Military Exercise in Andaman Sea
Towards enhancing joint operational readiness, Indian Armed Forces conducted a large-scale conjoint military training exercise “KAVACH” alongwith “AMPHEX-21” in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. The exercise was conducted under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command  with participation of Eastern Naval Command  and Army Southern Command  involving assets of Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. The exercise involved participation and deployment of all forces of ANC, elements of Amphibious Brigade of Army’s Southern Command along with corvettes, submarine and amphibious landing ships of Navy’s Eastern Fleet and Marine Commandos. Jaguar Maritime Strike and transport aircraft from Indian Air Force and assets of Coast Guard also participated.
The exercise commenced with maritime strikes by Jaguar aircraft, Para Commandos and Marine Commandos carrying out Combat Free Fall at Car Nicobar with an aim to validate air dominance and maritime strike capability within the area of interest in Indian Ocean Region . Prior to amphibious landing operations, troops of the Army, Navy and Air Force were mobilised and transported by sea and air in close coordination with all agencies.
As part of shaping the battle field, MARCOS along with their combat loads and Air Droppable Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats  were dropped over the Andaman Sea, enabling the Marine Commandos reach the target with stealth and speed. MI-17 V5 Armed Helicopters undertook precision targeting against designated enemy assets at sea and on land. The training exercise culminated with the beach landing operations by elements of Amphibious Brigade of Southern Command from INS Jalashwa, Airavat, Guldar and LCU MK-4 class of ships with 600 troops along with tanks, troop carrier vehicles and other heavy weapons. The logistic team demonstrated and validated the joint logistic system and its capabilities to respond to dynamic changes in operational situations and combat missions. The areas in which the exercise was conducted holds strategic significance for India.
The exercise also validated joint capabilities of intelligence gathering from space, air, land and sea based assets, its synthesis, analysis and near real time sharing to achieve battle field transparency for quick decision making. The joint force executed multi-domain, high intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. The tri-services exercise fine-tuned joint war fighting capabilities and Standard Operating Procedures towards enhancing operational synergy.
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command visited the exercise area in the Southern Group of Islands to oversee the exercise and commended all Ranks for the high level of operational preparedness.
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